" I appreciate the incredible talent, inspite of his indiscretions. Does this make me a bad person?" The reality is: artists are human and humans are flawed (some to a greater degree than others). Each listener must make up their own mind. Personally, I've never found J.L.L's music particularly appealing, so there's no dilemma, in this case. Clapton has espoused views with which I strongly disagree but I haven't stopped listening to Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith or Derek and the Dominos.
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I figured he'd long been dead, I wasn't paying attention. It doesn't matter how good of an artist you were if your a horrible human, that's what your judged on. What the heck was he thinking marrying that young girl and then not taking care of his kids and mistreating his wife's! he needed some corporal punishment till he learned how to act. No excuse.
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Great write up over on Vulture on the career of Lewis:
Not the kind of life I'd lead but then, that's me. All the best, |
Jerry #1 is gone. Both Lee Lewis and #2 Reed totally under represented at the Music Halls of Fame in Cleveland AND Nashville. Too good for the rooms. Forget the stoopid cancel culture. Forever remembered for the greatest live R&R album ever - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg with the Nashville Teens, (April 5, ’64) They sounded like they they had been playing together for many gigs but in fact there was no rehearsal. Jerry said "I guess you know all my songs?" "Yeah" was the answer. It was wild music banged out early in Jerry’s "wilderness years." The quote from JLL: "Oh, man, that was a big monster record" but "the record company never paid me a penny." RIP Meat Man |
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I can understand why many are conflicted here. Separating "the person" from their cultural contribution is not an easy task. We never feel quite right about being complicit about bad behaviors, regardless of an overwhelming number of positives related to the person. When the name "Michael Jackson" comes up, my first thought is the evening I saw him perform the Moonwalk on live television. Wow!!! He loved children a little more than he should have, and history will always add this footnote to his resume. I appreciate the incredible talent, inspite of his indiscretions. Does this make me a bad person?
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Never cared for his music. When he married his 2nd cousin who was 13, he was 22. Where he was from in Louisiana people married young. He was first married at age 16 in 1949. When he married his 2nd cousin not only was she under age but his was still married to his then 2nd wife. Oh well.... He was married a total of 7 times. |
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